We started Hannah’s last day of SK with a photo shoot. Once again it’s hard to believe how much she’s changed from last September until now!
Once again our silliness came out!
I love you Hannah XiaoFen! I am so excited that summer is here and with that lots and lots of extra time together!! Woot, woot!!
I love you!!! Grade 1, here she comes!!
The night of Hannah’s SK Grad Hannah we had fun with a little photo shoot. So grown up!
We started off serious but pretty quickly the silliness set in!
Mommy, what happened to your head??
My SK Grad ready for Grade 1!
I woke Hannah up this morning with, ‘Good morning my sweet SK girl!’ and she jumped out of bed exclaiming, ‘Oh! I almost forgot!!’ It was too cute! She was up and raring to go!
We made a last minute decision to change her outfit of choice (her Rapunzel dress) since it was forecasted to be humid and 33oC (around 91oF). She checked her closet and pulled out this cute dress handed down from Ro and Ree. Thanks M3!
I’m sure I’ll say this every year but I can’t believe my baby girl is in SK already!!
Rapunzel is her current princess of choice so she was excited when Auntie Trish found this backpack at the Disney store last month. Thanks Trish!!
One of the things that is done at Hannah’s school that I’m really happy about is that the kids have the same teacher for JK and SK. What a wonderful school foundation she’s being given! We love her teacher and she was excited to see her this morning!
She was also happy to see her classmates from last year. 1/2 of the class is the same which is great for the kids and the teachers. The now SK’s know the teachers, the routines and they’re a big help to the new JK’s joining their class. Hannah and Jennifer.
When I picked Hannah up she’d had a GREAT first day in SK and she shared little bits of it with me. It seems to take a while before Hannah opens up easily so for now I tried to ask questions that led to discussion.
Her best friend last year has moved to a nearby school and the girls missed one another terribly so Meghan’s mom and I surprised them with a play date this afternoon. They had such fun together!
When we got home I gave Hannah a little ‘Yay you’re in SK gift’ which she loved and danced around the room squealing with it. Before I knew it she had the entire puzzle put together!
Hannah, Mommy loves you so very much and I can’t wait to see what you learn in SK both in the classroom and as the sweet girl that you are! It was neat to watch you walk up to a couple of the JK’s this morning and introduce yourself. You have a big heart and oh how I love you!!! xoxo
How could it be that today was already Hannah’s final day of JK??!!
Wasn’t it just yesterday that Mom and I were dropping her off for her very first day of ‘big girl school?’
I hadn’t realized how much my sweetie’s face had changed over the year until I saw these pics side by side. She lost much of her baby face and it’s really matured. *sigh!*
Hannah had an amazing teacher this year and I cannot express how thankful I am to her for all she taught Hannah! I had the awesome privilege of helping in Hannah’s classroom 1 morning every 3 weeks and I cherished those mornings! I was able to see Hannah learning, growing, interacting with her classmates and teachers. This is an opportunity few parents get and I was so thankful for it!
Mrs. C. taught Hannah and the others how to problem solve rather than solve the problems for them. She would ask them leading questions that caused them to think about resolutions to problems. This is a skill Hannah and her classmates will be able to use for the rest of their lives!
Being in a classroom with 21 4-6 year olds you know things don’t always run smoothly and yet never once did I hear Mrs. C or Miss H raise their voices. They got their points across in a calm manner that still conveyed the message required. What a gift to have teachers who knew how to commandeer a situation in a loving, caring manner and calmly resolve a situation. Another lesson the children learned without really knowing they were learning it!
The skill I’m most excited about Hannah learning from Mrs. C in JK is the beginnings of reading! It is so exciting to see Hannah pick up books that I have read to her and she begins to read them to herself and then ask for help as needed! Last week as we drove across the city she read a long book out loud and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! I love this new world that is opening up to Hannah and Mrs. C is responsible for starting this in her. Thank you Sharon!!! Hannah and I now read on a daily basis and not only has her interest grown in reading herself but she is also enjoying me reading our first chapter book to her. We are enjoying ‘Little House in the Big Woods’ and she asks me to read it to her almost daily.
Hannah and Mrs. C – an amazing teacher who has given Hannah the foundations of learning that she will use for the rest of her life!!
Sharon, Hannah is taking on your love of books and reading and for this and many, many…many other reasons I want to say Thank You!
Hannah was also blessed to have a great Early Childhood Educator (ECE) teacher in her class. Miss H is a sweet teacher who enhances what Sharon teaches and shares a lot of time with the kids too. I would often see and hear her working with the children in circle time and encouraging them to share of their experiences and also what they were learning. The other special part of Hannah’s relationship with Miss H was that she was the one who welcomed her to the school each morning as Hannah arrived on the bus and was the one who cared for her after school until the bus arrived and then made sure she boarded it safely. Toni, thank you for all you’ve taught and meant to Hannah this year!
Mrs. C and Miss H are an amazing team and Hannah was so blessed to have them both this year!
As I dropped Hannah off this morning I fought the tears and then as I arrived to pick her up at the end of the day they were there again. Even though Hannah doesn’t realize it at this time, I know that today was a huge day in her little life! A day when my baby girl went from being a JK to being a JK grad and now ready for SK!!!
I am forever thankful that at Hannah’s school they see consistency as important. We are both super excited that not only will Hannah have Mrs. C and Miss H for her teachers again next year (Woot! Woot!!!) but, the 10 other JK kiddos she shared the classroom with her will also be together as the SK children who will guide, share and welcome the new group of JK kiddos who will join there classroom in September!
Have a great summer Mrs. C and Miss H! We’ll see you in September for another amazing year of learning, growing and experiencing new adventures together!! We love both of you!
